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Fitch, Jonathan (fl. 1781) [Pass permit for Benjamin Brown and his schooner]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02542.32.09 Author/Creator: Fitch, Jonathan (fl. 1781) Place Written: New Haven, Connecticut Type: Manuscript document signed Date: 13 June 1781 Pagination: 1 p. : docket ; 13.5 x 16.5 cm. Order a Copy

Permitting Benjamin Brown and his schooner Rebecca "to Pass the Fort at Black Rock on his Way to New Port." Verso contains a roll of enlisted men.

Fitch, Jonathan, fl. 1781

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